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India and Russia jointly developing small hypersonic BrahMos variants
The Times of India··19 Jun
Times of India reported that Russian envoy Denis Alipov said India and Russia are working on small and hypersonic BrahMos variants, an 800-km strike version, a submarine-launched variant and BrahMos-NG for aircraft integration.
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What It Means For You
- India's strike capability across air, sea and sub-surface domains is expanding.
- Smaller BrahMos-NG can arm more fighter jets and ships.
- Indigenous content in missiles is rising.
What's Happening
- Alipov announced hypersonic and miniaturised variants.
- BrahMos Aerospace flagged NG and long-range work.
- The 100th indigenous booster was flagged off in Nagpur.
Defence Context
- Current BrahMos weighs about 3 tonnes at Mach 2.8.
- A standard BrahMos costs around Rs 34-35 crore.
- Hypersonic versions reduce enemy reaction time.
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